ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

We need to seriously rethink our relationship with meat

The first step to rethinking our relationship with meat is understanding exactly how the meat industry works and how it impacts the environment. It can be tempting to fall prey to dire climate warnings and imagine that our planet is doomed. But it’s important to keep...

Labour party promises to implement a “climate plan” if elected

ClimateChange, GoodNews

The British labour party has made climate crisis a key part of their political campaign as voters prepare for the national election later this year. Labour is planning to make the climate a key focus for its election campaign, putting its net zero commitments “up in...

Denmark plans to implement a carbon tax

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

A proposed carbon tax in Denmark could significantly lower carbon emissions, but will also alter the nature of agriculture in the county. Denmark is considering a proposal that would see it introduce a carbon tax on agricultural production, but it has raised concerns...

How does the food we eat influence the environment?

ClimateChange, AnimalAgri, HealthyLiving

Here are eight statistical charts that highlight just how much our food habits and agricultural systems are linked to the climate crisis. There is a massive gap between climate change and the impact our diet and food system has on it, both in terms of public and...

Delhi schools close as heatwave strikes city

ClimateChange, GoodNews

India is used to searing summer temperatures, but the climate crisis is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit...

Environmentalists question Tyson Foods’ ‘climate friendly meat’

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

Environmentalists have criticised the USDA for approving Tyson Foods’ claim of producing ‘climate friendly’ beef for its Brazen Beef brand. About five miles south of Broken Bow, in the heart of central Nebraska, thousands of cattle stand in feedlots at Adams Land...